Meeting Yamada Yoriyuki at Kajima
Recently I met with Yamada Yoriyuki (山田順之), Manager of the Office of Global Environment at constructino company Kajima and a leader in bringing biodiversity ideas to Japanese corporations. He showed...
View ArticleJapan Times: Tokyo’s urban design role
The Japan Times published my op-ed article “Tokyo’s urban design role.” My argument is that Tokyo’s past urban design failures paradoxically make it a model for rebuilding existing cities and...
View ArticleA dandelion in Yotsuya
I have a soft spot for weeds, and this dandelion I saw found a home in a sidewalk crack in busy Yotsuya. I admire the ability of weeds to place themselves, to exist and spread despite our best...
View ArticleHoneybee pollinates beautiful snowbell tree in central Tokyo
写真のまん中にミツバチが見えます。エゴノキという木から、胡弓という楽器が作られます。西麻布で家と路地の間に、このきれいな木が育っています。 If you look in the center of the photograph, you can see a bee pollinating this Japanese snowbell tree (styrax japonicus, or...
View ArticleHoneybee visits 10th floor balcony flowers, storing up winter food
冬の準備のために、ミツバチはベランダの庭に訪れます。集中しているので、カメラに気が付かないようです。 On our balcony, I observed this honeybee harvesting daisy pollen. It was so enthralled with its work that it hardly seemed to notice me and my camera.
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